The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-20
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that proud cons citation.
THE BALL.
To say that the Driskill hotel was
crowded last night, fails to express the
true state of the case by Ross-like ma
iority. 1t might be exaggerative to say
| that the world and his wife, or that the
entire United States and New Jersey were
there in person, and as none of IHE
SrATEsMAN's corps de Crayon ever turn
either to the right or left of the straight
| line of truth, milder expression Is IN
dulged in, and the news given to over sew
enty times seven thousand readers that all
those portions of Texas, including waco,
that could find transportation ID. H.
| 15R., or first class, for her representatives,
had them on the ground, with locomotion
unimpeded by the loss or injury to their
pedal attachments. There were also
present in the throng one or two persons
belonging in Austin, but their extreme
modesty, and the fact that they were Civ
inc preferred places to those Of high and
mighty degree in the political world, and
the strangers within our gates" their
(the Austirites) presence,was scarcely dis
tinguishable i'll the crowded halls and par
! lOrs.
The grand wide parlors and corridors,
with their rich draperies and furnishing
the beauty of the ladies adjoining rather
than adorned; by elegant costumes and
sparkling iewels-th9 tall figures of the
men, either in full evening dress, or glist-
ening with the gold trimmings of the full
dress uniform of the military, presented
d picture, under the fickering gaslight,
| ll,,
through the skvllght opening under the
rotundo, is beyond adequate description
iii the short space of time allowed the re-
porter assigned to the task.
As matter of course the governor and
his party were most prominent among
the crowd, some of whom had come as
sight seers, some as dancers, while some
had ideas that a supper was to be served
and hoped thereby to save the provision
expense account. 1t is a matter of con-
graduation that few if any of these went
away disappointed When the hour for
supper arrived, Mr.. A. 2. Woodbridge an
nOuuced that it would be served TO the
hungry expectants in the following order:
First, the representatives. of the outgoing
and incoming administrations. Then the
members OF the legislature (house and
senate); after them the visitors, and
lastly, but by no means leastly In the de-
purtment of eating, the home
folk of Austin. About 1920 o'clock the
orchestra began the music for the guests,
whose feet were actively inclined, in the
dining room, and it was Immediately
filed with dancers, who kept up the frolic
at lively pace until early morn.
THE GOvERNoR's PARTY
The ladies who accompanied &c neral
and Mrs. Ross from Waco, and who par
ticipated in the festivities last evening,
were Mrs. r. B. Parrot, Mrs. Rotan, Mrs.
Cameron, Misses Florine and Jimmie
Ross, Miss Mary Thomp son, Miss Mad
dern, Miss Cameron, and Miss BERTHE Ay.
cock. Mrs. Ross wore train dress of rich
black silk, with beaded ornaments.
Mrs. Rotan wore a court train of blue
plush, the dress front being of white
satin, trimmings of gold pasmentrie.
Mrs. Parrot-Royal purple velvet court
train, white satin trimmings.
Mrs. Cameron--Pea green silk, beaded
ornaments and diamonds.
Miss Florne Ross (the governors
daughter) wore a costume of cream surah,
high neck and half sleeves, paniers of
oriental lace and white pasmentrie orna-
ments.
Miss Jimmie Ross (niece to the COVER
nor Combination of pink surah and
garnet, 'elyet plated skirt; pink bead or
naments.
Miss Thompson-Black faille silk, de-
collete, and sleeveless, Spanish lace, with
necklace of canoes.
Miss decentralization of white
satin and light blue plush entrain; basque
cut decoilete.
Miss CamerOn--Pink satin with crystal
garniture and diamond ornaments.
} Miss BERTHE Aycock--Lemon satin pearl
, pasmentrie, real lace and diamonds.
Mis- COrinne Willie, Dallas-White plush
| ottomon rep silk, with flower trimmings.
] Miss Laura CASTOR, Dallas-Pink silk
with lace oyerdress.
Miss Kate Friend, Waco. black silk
r trimmed with velvet and white brccade,
[ crystal garniture.
} Beuah Trice, Waco, blue Albatross,
3 white lace, diamond ornaments.
! Miss Kyle Pace, white surah, trimmed
with brown brOcade, diamond ornaments.
I Mrs. G. Z. Ragland, Waco-White satin,
{ trimmed with concb shell pink and white
/ roses; diamond ornaments.
! Miss Matte Jeffries--Cream satin, trim
med with ruby velvet, square neck and
sleeveless; ornaments, rubies and pearls.
g Miss NJ. V. Brooke, HOuston-Pink silk
5 with pearl passemerterie.
=. Mrs. S. W. Slayde', Woco-Black gross
f grain 81 k and passementere trimmings.
: Miss Willie, Dallas-White SATIN passe-
menterie panel aud feather trimmingf.
e TIE SUPPER.